Dundee University’s record-breaking Art, Design and Architecture 2015 Degree Show will have its finale this weekend.
It has already reached new heights by attracting more than 10,000 visitors and online viewers in 20 countries worldwide.
They have all been attracted to see the work of around 300 students as the university’s Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design buildings have been turned into Scotland’s largest exhibition.
“We have had unprecedented numbers of visitors, including hundreds of school pupils from across Scotland, and the feedback from them has been extremely positive,” said Professor Paul Harris.
One of the exhibits visitors can see before the show closes on Sunday focuses on the dramatic story of the sinking of a cargo vessel captained by Heather Colvin’s great-great-grandfather.
Captain John Nichol, was in charge of The Glencairn as it sailed to Seattle in 1907 carrying a cargo of cement, only to go down off the coast of Tierra Del Fuego.
The passengers, who included Captain Nichol’s family, were rescued by tribespeople and sheltered on the island.
“My grandfather used to put me to bed with tales of the whole adventure and my family still has a bow and arrow from the tribespeople,” said Heather, 23, from Edinburgh, who is graduating with a degree in textile design.
Her project includes a series of pieces that depict the clash of cultures between Edwardian Scotland and the South American natives, designed to encourage people to think about their own family histories.
More details can be found atwww.dundee.ac.uk/djcad/degreeshow.